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Peter Brabyn replied to Peter Brabyn's discussion My Faith; My religion; My race; My, my, my .... in the group Interfaith in Australia
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Peter Brabyn replied to Peter Brabyn's discussion My Faith; My religion; My race; My, my, my .... in the group Interfaith in AustraliaHaving searched high and low for a religion that 'fits' for many years I have woven my way through quite a few of them. Those that did seem to fit my criteria soon left me disheartened when I found the were not quite right.
This one's too soft, this one's too hard, this one just seems like it would suit someone completely different to me.
Having felt called to serve for so long, I could not find where to serve, where did God want me to go? And why wasn't God a little more obvious about this when I was called!!
I have come to the conclusion (finally), that I really don't understand God. Don't get me wrong here, I have a pretty good idea of who and what God is, I just can't seem to nail it down 100%. This despite researching spirituality, religions and the beliefs of very many people over very many years. It seems a little unfair, but then (I thought) I knew why I was called, it wasn't for one people, but for all.
I became what I would call a very spiritual agnostic. I know God is there, in many forms in fact, but what I see is only our human representation of God - I had been searching for the God behind the Gods.
After a couple of false starts I put together the core of a few conversations. I got together with a group of friends and we decided to found a church, one that was a bit different to the others out there. One that is not dogmatic, materialist or exclusionary.
Since then I have had an outlet for my calling to service, and have discovered that my religion can quite simply be Interfaith - a belief that all views of deity are essentially the same but adorned with the cultural clothing of those that worship.
My name is Peter Brabyn and I am the founding minister of the Interfaith Church of Australia.
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Ian Fraser said… Thank you Peter,
I've just joined and I'll participate in group discussions. I'm interested to see how the group develops.
Cheers,
Ian
Ron Dean 09 said… Greetings again Peter . My comment below , came out a bit poorly set to
the margins , and to long to fit .
Basically , if we are seven billion people now , why are we different groups ,
who view our Creation differently ? Our Unity , as members of the Human Race
our shared Humanity , has been discussed for generations . Yet we can
remain divided . by what should unite the whole Human Race .
Our ancestors adapted to their changing circumstances , and brought us
forwards from the Stone Age , to now our 21st century Space Age today .
Encompass from the first cave paintings , to now being able to walk upon
the Moon . From the first using a rock or stick , as the first tool , to
gliding thousands of feet above the Earth , or in a submarine , deep in the
Oceans trenches .
Thats what human nature has built for us , in not many thousands of years .
The billions of years , brings us from the most simple , struggling on , for
each generation , to grow from the water , to slowly crawl onto the land ,
and now even the sky's we reach .
Symbiotic , is a wonderful new word , about biological relationships , and
interdependencies , and connectedness of natures struggle for survival .
Symbiotic , this may seem like a cruncher , but Mother Nature's rules
have guided us to survival , for those billions of years . As the crown
jewel ,the dominant species , of this planet Earth , now join together with
our biological neighbors , and share what we are born with , not create
divisions .
A family affair , us Vertebrates , developing more onwards .
As a species , the human race , we can work together and solve our
today modern challenges . All through history we have managed to give
our children , our offspring , the same chance that we were born with .
Stone Age , the first cave paintings , to now being able to walk upon the
Moon . Water land space , don't stop now . love of creation Ron
Ron Dean 09 said…
Greetings Peter . Thank you for your invitation , and your energies towards
building Peace in our troubled world . My families future , seems to be relient ,
upon all of my neighbors families , sharing Peace , within our modern 21st century
Space Age home . May conversation , and contemplation , build towards a
connection , that builds bridges , and unites Humanity towards a Global Community
building . GOD's work , in a inter/multi/faith way .
Please read these comments , with the Peace building intent , that they are
written .
If we look back , throughout the history of Human civilization , on all of the
continents , people have sensed/felt , a great wonderful presence . There is GOD
cause all through history , folks have experienced a connection to , a Creative
" something " . The definition of that " something " becomes their expression ,
of what Humanity seeks to understand . I feel a connection deeply .
From the Maori's , Eskimo's Mayan's ancient Egyptian's Viking's and Chinese ,
human beings , feel a Spirituality , and expressed that , in their way at the time .
The point is , that if any one group has it exclusively right , then all other folks ,
all throughout Human civilization , has not been right .
We are one species , on one Planet , so what should unite all humanity , has
grown to become what can divide us .
Conversation , is a wonderful thing , in building towards a community , that my
family , may feel safe in . If families globally can feel that safety , then , maybe
wars will be over . To many wars , use God as their excuse , to build their
Empire's , at the expense of their neighbors .
My trust is , that Human Nature , will recognise , and find a shared grounding ,
in how our wonderful Gift of Consciousness , as the now dominant species ,
still looks away from co-operation , towards domination .
Folks of faith , can do this , as we seek a way forwards , at community building
in our current 21st century way . Stone Age to now our Space Age , our species
seeks . . . yet we . . . . ? What is it , that divides us so ?
Is it the vulnerabilities of our Human Nature , that the ancient Spiritual texts ,
our Torah's Bible's and Koran's , and so many other's , that served our ancestors
so well , and brought our communities forwards to today , warned us of ?
This has become quite long . Thank you for reading all of a comment .
If there was a Big Bang , and billions of years , then we are all one family ,
the Mammal Family and the Vertebrate Family . Together , and sometimes
eating each other , we have worked for our offsprings future , and survival .
All living things , on this beautiful Planet Earth today , are family , or neighbors ,
of our billions of years heritage . Spend time outdoors , in the bush , and feel
the connection . Seven billion people , and all of the Mammals , and all of the
Vertebrates , from a Whale Eagle Fish and even Bats , are our Kin folks .
Every other living thing , shared our ancestors struggle , as neighbors , during
our history , of the ongoing Creation , of this moment now today .
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